The gift in interaction: A study of 'picking-up the bill'

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 718-738

  Llewellyn, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumption; Conversation analysis; Ethnomethodology; Gift exchange; Gift giving; The norm of reciprocity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; GIFT GIVING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; VIDEORECORDING;

COMMUNICATION; GIFT GIVING; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; RESTAURANTS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 83455179537     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: 14684446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-4446.2011.01388.x     Document Type: Article

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